Clan Of The Fiery Cross Part 08: The Adventures of Superman (June 19, 1946)

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“Clan Of The Fiery Cross Part 08” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 19, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Perry White, the editor of the Daily Planet, and his photographer Jimmy Olsen have vanished after being seized by hooded members of the Clan of the Fiery Cross. Clark Kent has been searching for them, and he suspects the Klan retaliated against White for publishing editorials attacking the group and offering rewards for the identities of its members. Clark enlists Inspector Henderson, and the two follow a lead from a boy who may have telephoned Clark earlier. Meanwhile, White and Olsen are held in a hidden cave in the hills above Metropolis, bound and guarded. The Superman series, a radio adventure, aired on June 19, 1946, and the episode ends on a cliffhanger.

Metropolis, including the Daily Planet offices, White's suburban home, the highway, police headquarters, and the Craggy Hills above the city

Characters: Clark Kent, Superman, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Inspector Henderson, Sergeant Healy, Matt Riggs

Listen for: Clark's growing alarm as White and Olsen fail to return home, and the discovery of the cave where they are held

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.